Winners From 2018

There was a much stronger field on Sunday 18 in both Men's & Ladies competitions. In the Men's with an excellent score of 38 points saw Bob Key winning on a countback from Laurie Whitehead followed by Ken Kable & new member Steve Edwards on 37.Nearest to the Pins were won by John Henderson on the 3rd hole, Bob Keys on the 15th & Ken Kable at the 17th.For the Ladies Kylie Woodcock had a great round winning with 39 Stableford points, followed by Sharon Gourlay, Jan O'Halloran & Carolyn Major. Sharon had nearest to the Pins on both the 3rd & 8th holes and Carolyn on the 17th.

Wednesday 14th, On a sometimes dampish day there was a disappointing small field to compete for the Annual Ronnie Duncan Trophy. A countback was required to separate the 3 equal stableford points scores with Arthur Owens winning from John Henderson and Laurie Whitehead. Artur and Laurie also had NTPs on the 3rd & 15th respectively.

11 Nov 2018Weekend Golf Results from Coolamatong Golf Club.With summer approaching there were excellent fields for the Ladies and Men’s competitions. Jan O’Halloran had a good score to win from Kylie Woodcock on a countback with Maureen Roberts third and Carolyn Major fourth. Carolyn also won the putting competition and had a Nearest the Pin on the 3rd, Monica Watt on the 8th and Donna Tuckwell on the 17th hole. In the Men’s, John Henderson had an excellent score winning with 41 points, followed by Bruce Dorward on 38 and then followed Pom Wheeldon and Laurie Whitehead. Nearest the Pins were won by John Onur on the 3rd, Mick Bottomon the 8th & John Henderson at the 15th.There was an excellent turnout of members for this weekend’s Golf at Coolamatong. In the Men’s competition Ken Wilson had a great score of 42 Stableford points winning from Werner Siegenthaler on 39 on a countback from Jim Kubacki with Chris Bevan 4th. Nearest the Pins were won by Werner, Arthur Owens, John Henderson and John Bottrill.The Ladies Stroke competition was won by Elfie Doran with a Net 69 on a countback from Jan O’Halloran and Carolyn Major was in third place. Nearest the Pin on the 3rd was Monica Watt, with Carolyn having them on the 8th and 17th Holes. The least number of putts for the round were recorded by Jan and Carolyn.​​November 4th had a smaller than usual midweek fields saw Ken Kable continuing his good form to win from Dave Harrison and Terry Stevenson. In the Ladies competition Carolyn Major was first with Maureen Roberts & Jan O'Halloran third.

A small midweek field in the Ladies Competition saw Maureen Roberts winning from Jan O’Halloran with both also sharing the Nearest the Pins Jan on the 3rd & 17th & Maureen on the 8th Hole.In the Men’s Stableford Competition Ross Thompson returned to form with a good round of 39 points followed by Alan Parson with 36 on a count back from John Henderson with Carl Fenton in fourth place.​Carl also was Nearest the Pin on the 3rd and Steve Owen from Thredbo Golf Club on the 15th.

Sunday saw a large field for the Men’s Competition with Ken Kable returning to winning form with 37 points followed by John Henderson on 36 then Ken Wilson & Chris Brown. Ken also won Nearest The Pins on the 3rd and 15th and Chris Brown on the 17th.​Maureen Roberts won the Ladies on a countback from Jan O’Halloran with Jan getting Nearest the Pin on the 3rd and Carolyn Major on both the 8th & 17th holes.

On Sunday 8th, new member Matthew Walters won with an excellent round of 44 points followed by Alan Parson with 40 points and in 3rd was Terry Stevenson. Nearest the Pins were won by Bill Quin and Arthur Owens.​The Ladies competition was won by Sharon Gourlay followed by Jan OHalloran and Sue Gourlay. Jan also showed the way with Nearest the Pins on the 3rd and 17th Holes and Sue Gourlay on the 8th Hole.

Wednesday 2nd October, The midweek Stableford event was played in very windy condition where Carolyn Major had an excellent score of 36 points winning from Club stalwart Jan O’Halloran.A similar score of 36 points was returned by Chris Brown to win from Tim Gregson followed by Arthur Owens. Nearest the Pins were won by Clinton Starr on the 3rd hole and by Ken Kable on the 15th.

On Sunday the Men’s event was won by Arthur Owens, with the Runner up on a Countback was Ken Wilson from Terry Stevenson closely followed by Pom Wheeldon.Jan O’Halloran continued her winning form winning the Ladies from Vickii Roarty and Virginia Logan. Virginia showed her good short game winning Nearest the Pins on the 3rd, 8th and 17th holes.

Wednesday 26th, There were good fields for the midweek Stableford competitions with Ken Kable continuing his good form winning on a countback with 37 points from Dave Harrison and followed by Chris Brown and Dal Dutch. Nearest the Pins were won by Dave Payne, Ken Kable and Pom Wheeldon.In the Ladies event Gaye Henderson won from Jan OHalloran and Elfie Doran. Merrilyn Payne collected nearest the Pins on the 3rd and eight holes and Karen Dodds on the 17th.

September 23rd, More than 80 players from local golf clubs Cooma, Thredbo and Coolamatong, in addition to a large number of social players took part in in what was a very successful fund-raising day with approximately $4,000 being raised for the Rob Kneller Youth Foundation.The winner in the Men’s event was Mark Rainsford on a countback from Mal Watson, Laurie Whitehead, John Henderson and James Alexander.The Ladies winner was Jan O’Halloran from Jenny Rainsford, Donna Smith, Vicki Roarty and Monica Watt.​The Juniors was won by Jack Foster.Men’s Winner Mark Rainsford, and Ladies Winner Jan O’Halloran receiving their Prizes from Club Captain John Henderson (left) and Arthur Owens, Secretary and Licensee (right).

Wednesday 19th, There was a very large number of players for both the Men’s and Ladies Competitions on Wednesday.In very windy conditions Roy Gabriele finished first with an excellent round of 67, followed closely by Bob Key, Terry Stevenson and John Henderson. With the four Nearest the Pins, 2 were won by Roy and the others by Arthur Owens & Geoff Wilkinson.​The Ladies Stableford Competition was won by Vickii Roarty with a great 36 points with Barbara Daley second and Elfie Doran 3rd on a countback from Jan OHalloran. Nearest the Pins were won by Barbara, Vickii & Carolyn Major.

A belated post, I have just been told that I omitted to post last Wednesday's(12th) results where at last the Par 3's were conquered, I sent the info to 2XL, Snow FM, 2MNO & the Monaro Post, but forgot our Facebook page, sorry, so here goes:-A large field competed in very windy conditions on Wednesday 12th where the Par 3 Holes were conquered.The two Eagle’s Nests or Money holes were won by John Bottrill on the 3rd and by Ken Kable on the 7th.Pom Weeldon was the Nearest the Pin on the 8th and Ross Walters on the 15th.​Not satisfied with his Eagle’s Nest, Ken had a Hole in One on the 17th and also won the Weekly Stableford event. Joint runners up were Dal Dutch, Arthur Owens & Laurie Whitehead.The 2 happy Eagles Nests winners John & Ken, with Ken also getting a separate hole in one:

On Sunday 16th, the men played a stroke event for the Freebody Shield. New Club member Ross Walters won with a score of 68 and was followed by Arthur Owens, Dal Dutch and then Tony Perry.In the Ladies competition Betty Thomson won from Monica Watt and Jan O’Halloran.Next Sunday the Golf Club is holding it’s annual Charity Par 3 Golf Day sponsored by the Jindabyne Bowling & Sports Club to raise money for the local Rob Kneller Youth Foundation. Prizes totalling $2,000 include Nearest the Pin prizes on all holes for Men, Ladies & Juniors.Everyone is welcome, no handicaps are required and more information can be obtained at the Jindabyne Bowling Club, Coolamatong Golf & Town Clubs or the Coolamatong Facebook page.Sunday saw a strong Men’s field with the veteran Dal Dutch winning from Laurie Whitehead and next on a count back was Ken Kable. Nearest the Pins were won by Allan Butterworth on the 3rd, Ken Kable on the 15th and new member Ken Wilson on the 17th Hole.In the Ladies competition a returning Sharon Gourlay won with a creditable 34 points from Jan O’Halloran & Betty Thompson. Sharon also won Nearest the Pins on the 3rd & 8th Greens with Maureen Roberts on the 17th.

2nd September​On Sunday there was a good field in the Men’s competition with Bruce Hart again prevailing with an excellent round of 39 Stableford points. The runner-up was Terry Stevenson and next was Ken Kable. Nearest the wins were won by John Henderson on the 3rd with Bob Mullen on the 15th Hole.Jan O’Halloran continued her winning streak winning from Betty Thompson & Mary Obermeier and was also successful in claiming 3 of the 4 Nearest the Pin prizes.

29th, The second round on the Men’s Monthly Medal competition has a small field with Arthur Owens winning with an excellent round of 69. Bruce Hart continued his good form finishing second and was followed by Wayne Tuckwell. Roy Gabriele collected a Nearest The Pin on the 3rd hole.​In the Ladies Competition the Jan O’Halloran won from Betty Thompson with Betty having a Nearest the Pin on the 3rd and Jan on the 8th and 17th holes.

Sunday was a glorious winters day with the elder statesman Dal Dutch winning the first round of the Monthly Medal with a nett score of 71. Dal was followed by the Wednesday winners of Bruce Hart and Roy Gabriele. Nearest the Pins were won by Roy on the third and Ken Wilson on the 15th Hole.​The ladies saw the Betty Thompson winning from Jan O’Halloran.

22nd August, For a change we had a fine & sunny winters day for the mid-week competitions. In the Men’s we saw Bruce Hart winning with 33 points followed closely by Roy Gabriele & then John Henderson. Nearest the Pins were claimed by Alan Butterworth on the 3rd and the 15th.In the Ladies Competition Gaye Henderson had a great round of 38 points followed by Jan O’Halloran & then Mary Obermaier. Gaye & Jan also won the Nearest the Pins on the 3rd & 17th Holes.The volunteer Green's Staff have had the Greens cored and sanded and will result in the them being in great condition for the upcoming Charity Par 3 Golf Day on Sunday 23rd September with $2000 in prizes including NTPs on all holes for Men & Ladies.

Sunday the 19th saw very small fields which was probably due to the falling snow encountered by the players. The winner of the Men’s competition was Tony Perry, with Terry Stevenson the runner up on a countback from Roy Gabriele. Terry also won the Nearest the Pin on the 8th hole.​The Ladies played a 9 Holes competition with Betty Thompson the winner with a creditable 14 points.

15th August,​ A wild and windy day saw a small field of very dedicated golfers playing in the Wednesday mid-week Men’s Competition. Ross Thompson won with a very creditable score for the conditions of 32 points followed by Arthur Owens & Ken Kable. Ross was also the only player to win a nearest the pin prize on the 15th.

12th August, A snowy Sunday morning saw Mitchell Ring back from a stint in Western Australia winning the Stableford event with 40 points on a countback from Bruce Hart followed by Terry Stevenson. The Men’s Nearest the Pins are proving elusive with only Brice Hart finding the Green on the 15th Hole.In the Ladies competition Jan O’Halloran continued her winning form winning from Betty Thompson & Monica Watt with Jan getting Nearest the Pins on the 3rd & 8th holes.​Golfers are also reminded that the Charity Par 3 Family Golf Day supporting the Rob Kneller Youth Foundation will be held on Sunday 23rd September with over $2000 in prizes. All are welcome and no official golf handicaps are required to play.

8th August, A small field played in the Men’s mid-week Stableford event with Terry Stevenson continuing his winning form with 36 points, with Ken Wilson runner up on a countback from John Henderson. Bob Key was on target collecting Nearest the Pins on the 15th & 17th holes.In the Ladies Competition Jan O’Halloran won on a countback with 35 points from Gaye Henderson and followed by Karen Dodds. Jan also won the Nearest the Pins on the 3rd & 17th.Golfers are also reminded that the Charity Par 3 Family Golf Day supporting the Rob Kneller Youth Foundation will be held on Sunday 23rd September with over $2000 in prizes. All are welcome and no official golf handicaps are required to play.

On Sunday 5th August, a strong field of men played a 2 person aggregate Stableford event with the ever consistent pair of Terry Stevenson and Arthur Owens winning from Laurie Whitehead/Alan Parsons and Dal Dutch/Roy Gabriele.Nearest the Pins were won by Bob Mullen on the 3rd hole & John Henderson on the 15th.The Ladies competition was won by Club stalwart Jan O’Halloran from Maureen Roberts with Maureen also getting Nearest the Pins on the 15th & 17th with Vicky Roaraty on the 8th hole.Coolamatong were represented by Clinton Starr, Bob Key, Ross Thompson & Tony Perry at the Regional District NSW Keno final held in Canberra on the weekend.

Wed 1st August ResultsA great winters day saw a good field of players for the Wednesday midweek Men’s competition with Ken Kable continuing his winning form with a score of 36 points. He was closely followed by Bruce Hart and Terry Stevenson. Nearest the pins were won by Ken, Bob Mullen & Bill Quin.In the ladies a small field saw Karen Dodds win with 34 points from Betty Thompson & Jan O’Halloran. Nearest the pins went to Karen Dodds, Betty Thompson & Gaye Henderson.Coolamatong will be represented at the Regional District NSW Keno final to be held in Canberra by Clinton Starr, Bob Key, Ross Thompson & Tony Perry and we wish them good luck.

Sunday 29th July ResultsVery windy conditions greeted the players and it steadily got worse, but it did not deter Ken Kable who had a great round of 2 under par round of 70. Dal Dutch was runner up with Bill Quinn & John Henderson taking out the other minor places.Nearest the pins on the 3rd was won by Bill Quin and John Henderson on the 17th.​A small ladies field saw Betty Thompson winning from Jan O’Halloran with Jan & Mary Obermaier winning nearest the pins.

11th July, Despite the severe overnight frost and almost frozen greens there were excellent mid-week numbers for the both Mens’ & LadiesKaren Doods a new club member won the ladies event from Jan O Halloran and Monica Watt. Jan also won 3 Nearest the Pins on 3rd, 8th & 17th.Ross Thompson is continuing his winning form with 36 points and won on a countback from Roy Gabriele, Arthur Owens & Geoff Murphy. Nearest the Pins were won by Bill Quin & John Henderson.

Golfers were met with blustery winds on Sunday 8th July, but temperatures were ok at 10 degrees. The windy conditions resulted in lower scores than usual with Mark Lockyear, returning after a summer absence, to win on a countback from Bill Quin & Arthur Owens. Arthur & Bill together with Terry Stevenson took out the nearest the pins.A reduced ladies field saw Jan O'Halloran winning from Betty Thompson and both Jan & Betty took out the nearest the pins on the 3rd, 8th & 17th holes.The PAR 3 Charity Golf Day is to be held in conjunction with the Jindabyne Bowling Club on Sunday 23rd September. Everyone is welcome, no handicaps are required and with Prizes totalling $2,000 we are hoping to have a good turn out of Juniors, Ladies and Men players.

Wednesday July 4th, What a day for the club stalwart Ross Thompson - for the third year in a row he has shot under his age. Today Ross had a fine round of 74 off the stick resulting in 44 stableford points and winning the competition by 10 strokes. Bruce Hart came in second with Dal Dutch and Bill Quin then following. Bill Mullen was the only nearest the pin winner with his shot on the 15th hole.In the ladies competition Jan O'Halloran returned to the winners circle closely followed by Monica Watt & Barbara Daley. Barbara also won a NTP on the 3rd and Carole Morris on the 8th.

Sunday 1 July was a fabulous winters day for golf at Berridale and saw a good field of men with "ever young" Ross Thompson with 38 points winning on a countback from Chris Brown. Then followed Arthur Owens & John Henderson. Nearest the pins are still proving elusive with only Arthur Owens getting on the green on the 8th hole.In the Ladies, Maureen Roberts had a respectable 33 points followed by Jan O'Halloran. Nearest the pins were won by Maureen & Monica Watt.All visiting golfers are welcome to play in the Men's & Ladies competitions which tee off from 10 am on Wednesdays & Sundays.